Kirk McKenzie (born 9 November 2000) is a Jamaican

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er. In August 2021, he was named in the

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' squad for the

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. He made his

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debut on 5 September 2021, for the Jamaica Tallawahs in the 2021 Caribbean Premier League. Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was part of the West Indies' squad for the

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Career

He made his first-class debut on 1 June 2022, for

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in the

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. In July 2023, McKenzie was named in an

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squad for the first time, being called up for the side's Test match against India.

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